Work at Home Business Ideas

San Francisco Chronicle:
Is it possible to patent a business plan or a business model?
Most people think of patents as covering inventions like better mousetraps, not business methods. And until eight years ago, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office rarely granted patents for business models or methods.
But the high-tech revolution changed a lot of that. In […]

SmartMoney:
Large corporations with deep pockets can easily dangle bonuses, perks and an array of fancy reward programs (often created by outside consultants) to encourage employees to outperform. Yet, small businesses with limited budgets have a distinct advantage: Chances are, you probably know all your employees. So it’s easier to show ‘em you care.
In many cases, […]

IDG News Service:
If you’re paying taxes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service there is only one URL you need to know: IRS.gov.
That’s what the U.S. tax collecting department said this week in a note on its Web site, warning taxpayers of tax season scams and reminding them that Web sites like IRS.com are not affiliated […]

BusinessWeek:
What the 2006 Pension Reform Act guidelines, which went into effect on Jan. 1, mean for small-business owners and their employees.
A recent survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Company Services (PCS) showed that a majority of chief executive officers of the nation’s fastest-growing private firms are not knowledgeable about the 2006 Pension Reform Act guidelines that […]

Not like that, people. I’m talking about cupcake cushions from Helena Springfield’s Time for Tea collection! (via Babygadget)
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

Tony Davis at BusinessWeek.com:
Trim down your operating budget by reevaluating your communication tools.
With the combined cost of smartphones (BlackBerries, Treos, etc.), the numerous service plans needed, and a constant flood of new devices saturating the market, keeping your company online has never been more expensive.
But for an on-the-go small business, constant communication is paramount, and […]

Cupcake Originally uploaded by Rob Boudon.
A Starbucks cupcake, all fancily decorated.
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back